Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board
Annual Report Fiscal Year 2012
UCAB's CIP Priorities Recommendations
Full Board & Committee Meetings Schedule
Mission of UCAB
The Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board (UCAB) represents approximately 300,000 residents in the area of the county that is north of Shady Grove Road and including the communities of Boyds, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Damascus, Derwood, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Goshen, Laytonsville, Hyattstown, Dickerson, Barnesville, Beallsville, Tobytown, Washington Grove, Montgomery Village, Poolesville and parts of North Potomac. If you are uncertain if you live in the upcounty service area, please call 240-777-8040.
The 20-member board advises the Director of the Upcounty Region, the County Executive, and County Council on area needs and priorities such as transportation, human services, environment, public safety, and other issues of local importance. It also reviews and comments on the County's capital and operating budgets and master plans; assists with strategies to tailor services to regional needs; and conducts workshops and forums. Some members represent the Board on other ad hoc committees.
Members serve three-year terms without compensation, attending monthly meetings on Monday evenings and occasionally on Saturdays at the Upcounty Regional Services Center in Germantown. Members are expected to serve on at least one subcommittee which meets approximately one evening every month on its own schedule.
How to Join
Applications for membership on all County committees are solicited through press releases to the news media, advertisements on Montgomery County Cable Channel 6, and mailings to umbrella civic associations and community groups that have requested them. Individuals may be on the mailing list maintained by the offices of the County Executive. Notices of vacancies are posted in the government centers and libraries. Press releases describe the duties of the committee for which membership is being solicited, outline special requirements for membership, request a resume including home address and home and office phone numbers, and include a deadline for application. Applicants respond to requests for membership by submitting a letter and resume to the appointing authority indicating interest in serving on a specific committee.
Members
The 20 members of the UCAB are appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council to serve 3-year terms. Membership represents a cross-section of citizens living or working in the Upcounty region, generally defined as that area north and west of Shady Grove Road. Criteria for the Board's membership include diversity of background and employment, relevant experience, expertise and geographic balance. The office of the County Executive announces board vacancies through press releases to regional and neighborhood newspapers. Those interested in becoming UCAB members must submit resumes to the County Executive for consideration. The UCAB meets each month (except August) on a pre-determined Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the
Upcounty Regional Services Center
12900 Middlebrook Road
Germantown, Maryland 20874
Contact 240-777-8040 or send E-mail to
upcounty.citizen@montgomerycountymd.gov for information about meetings.
Members of the Upcounty CAB
2012-2013
Kevin Linck, Chair
Montgomery Village
Cherian Eapen, First Vice-Chair
Clarksburg
Pat Seals, Second Vice-Chair
North Potomac
Andres Aviles
Germantown
Juan Cardenas
Gaithersburg
Beth Daly
Dickerson
Brian Donohue
Clarksburg
Natalia Farrar
Shady Grove
Mark Firley
Montgomery Village
B. Scott Graham
Comus
James King
Montgomery Village
Matthew Leakan
Germantown
Robert Nelson
Goshen
Daisha New
Poolsville
Doug Noble
Damascus
Gail Robinson
Germantown
David Rosenbaum
Germantown
Ruyan Teng
Travilah/North Potomac
Robert Thompson
Darnestown
James Wallace
Gaithersburg
Full Board Committee and Meetings Schedule
The Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board and its Committees meet monthly on Monday evenings at the Upcounty Regional Services Center (unless otherwise noted). See schedules below for dates and times.
12900 Middlebrook Road
Conference Room A,
Germantown, Maryland 20874.
The Center is located at the intersection of Middlebrook Road and Route 118 adjacent to the Germantown Commons Shopping Center. All UCAB and committee meetings are open to the public.
Special accomodations may be provided upon 3-5 days notice. Please call:
Phone: 240-777-8040 or 240-777-8207
2012-2013 Full Board Meetings Schedule
| 2012-2013 UCAB Full Board Meeting Dates | Agenda | Meeting Summary |
|---|---|---|
| August 2012 (no meeting) | ||
| September 24, 2012 | View | |
| October 15, 2012 | View | |
| November 19, 2012 | View | |
| December 17, 2012 | View | |
| January 14, 2013 | View | |
| February 11, 2013 | View | |
| March 18, 2013 | View | |
| April 22, 2013 | ||
| May 20, 2013 | ||
| June 10, 2013 (Annual Meeting) | ||
| July 8, 2013 - Planning Retreat |
2011-2012 Full Board Meetings Schedule
| 2011-2012 UCAB Full Board Meeting Dates | Agenda | Meeting Summary |
|---|---|---|
| August 2011 (no meeting) | ||
| September 2011 | View | View |
| October 2011 | View | View |
| July 2012 (no meeting) | ||
| November 2011 | View | View |
| December 2011 | View | View |
| January 2012 | View | View |
| February 2012 | View | View |
| June 2012 - Annual Meeting & Reception | ||
| March 2012 | View | View |
| April 2012 | View | View |
| May 2012 | View | View |
2011-2012 UCAB Positions and Testimonies
CAB FY 13 CIP (18) Priorities - 8/4/11
CAB Support for Teen Curfew - 10/21/11
CAB Testimony FY 13 CIP
CAB Testimony FY 13 Operating Budget
CAB Comments on Council CERB Bill
CAB Support for MARC Service - 1/3/12
CAB Comments FY 13 Operating Budget - 3/7/12
CAB Comments to CERB - 4/12
CAB Support for EMS Reimbursement Proposal - 4/25/12
CAB Response to CERB - 5/4/12
2012-2013 UCAB Committee Meetings Dates
Meetings are scheduled on Mondays at 7:00 pm at the Upcounty Regional Center
(unless otherwise noted)
Land Use & Preservation
April 29, 2013
Quality of Life
May 6, 2013 Quality of Life
Land Use & Preservation
Feb. 25, 2013
Quality of Life
March 4, 2013
Land Use & Preservation/Quality of Life
Jan. 28, 2013
Land Use & Preservation
Nov. 26, 2012
Quality of Life - Community Forum
Dec. 3, 2012
Land Use & Preservation
Oct. 22, 2012
Quality of Life
Oct. 29, 2012
